The two Voyager spacecraft have been speeding through space since 1977, powered by decaying chunks of plutonium that produce less and less …
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Engineers work on NASA’s Voyager 2 at JPL in March 1977, ahead of the spacecraft’s launch that August. The probe carries 10 …
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The thing about exoplanets is that astronomers don’t see them the way most people think they do. Part of the reason for …
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This artist’s concept illustrates how tightly the three stars in the system called TIC 290061484 orbit each other. If they were placed …
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You might remember the story of the two astronauts on board the International Space Station that went for an 8 day mission, …
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TESS Simple Aperture Photometry of TOI-5005. Credit: Castro-González et al., 2024. An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new …
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The ESO Releases the Most Detailed Infrared Map of our Galaxy Ever Made
by debarjunby debarjunDespite decades of large-scale optical surveys, there are still mysteries about the Milky Way galaxy that astronomers are eager to resolve. This …
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The general consensus is that Theia crashed into Earth billions of years ago and led to the formation of the Moon. The …
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The hits just keep on coming from the Mars Perseverance rover. It’s exploring Jezero Crater on the Red Planet, looking for evidence …
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An Earth-like Planet Around a Dead Sun Provides Some Reassurance About the Future of Earth
by debarjunby debarjunIn about five billion years, our Sun will exit its main sequence phase and transition to its red giant phase. At this …